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What's_nitro? · 02.04.2009, 03:44 PM

If the holes are tapped for imperial threads (which they are) then using a metric-threaded screw will damage them. Metric/SAE threads are not alike. It might hold initially but it will strip out over time.

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What's_nitro? Soldermaster Extraordinaire Offline Posts: 4,529 Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Plymouth, MA, USA	02.04.2009, 03:44 PM If the holes are tapped for imperial threads (which they are) then using a metric-threaded screw will damage them. Metric/SAE threads are not alike. It might hold initially but it will strip out over time.